Well, folks, it’s been a long and difficult year for everyone. We will certainly be glad to ring in the New Year, and I’m sure you feel the same way. With 2020 wrapping up and 2021 only a few weeks away, we thought it would be a good idea to do a year-end wrap-up post […]
Top Christmas Songs of All Time
Christmas songs and carols are just as much a tradition as Christmas movies, and since last year we did our Top 10 movies, we thought it would be a good idea to do music this year, thus the title, Top Christmas Songs of All Time. But there are a gazillion or so Christmas songs out […]
Meet Our New Team Member – Brittany Armenta
We would like to introduce you to our new team member, Brittany Armenta. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We’ve known Brittany for many years since she was a young girl, and her parents as well, who are past clients. We are excited to have Brittany join Guthrie Group Homes at this time! Here’s a Little About Brittany She has […]
California Real Estate Sales and Price Report – September 2020
Despite the continuing COVID-19 crisis, and looming political climate, everyone still wants to know: How is the Market? The housing market is experiencing a V-shaped recovery since January of this year. As you can see in the image below, existing single-family home sales in California had been trending up from September 2018 and peaked around […]
How Californians Feel About the Real Estate Market (September 2020)
September 2020 California Housing Sentiment Index Each month C.A.R. (California Association of Realtors) surveys 1,000 California consumers regarding their sentiments about various aspects of the housing market or the economy that directly impacts housing to create a California Housing Sentiment Index. The results of the individual indicators are combined into an equally- weighted diffusion index […]
Mortgage Wire Fraud and Other Cautionary Tales
Cyber Crime We’ve talked about this before, but things have taken a turn for the worse during the COVID-19 crisis. The crooks are out to take advantage of the situation, and they’re doing it from the comfort of their own homes. There is wire fraud, rental fraud, hacking, jacking, elder fraud, tech support fraud, phishing, […]
The Real Estate Market Takes a Sudden Turn
It seemed to happen overnight. The residential real estate market here has turned! Taking advantage of unbelievably low mortgage interest rates, buyers are now out in force. We are seeing multiple offers on properties. We just had a listing that had 10 offers! All but one over asking price. This is happening all over! […]